³⁷ Now when ^(A)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^(B)what shall we do?” ³⁸ And Peter said to them, ^(C)“Repent and ^(D)be baptized every one of you ^(E)in the name of Jesus Christ ^(F)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^(G)the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ For ^(H)the promise is for you and ^(I)for your children and for all ^(J)who are far off, everyone ^(K)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” ⁴⁰ And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, ^(L)“Save yourselves from this ^(M)crooked generation.” ⁴¹ So those who received his word were baptized, and ^(N)there were added that day about three thousand souls.

The Fellowship of the Believers

⁴² And ^(O)they devoted themselves to the apostles' ^(P)teaching and the ^(Q)fellowship, to ^(R)the breaking of bread and the prayers. ⁴³ And awe^[a] came upon every soul, and ^(S)many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. ⁴⁴ And all who believed were together and ^(T)had all things in common. ⁴⁵ And ^(U)they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. ⁴⁶ And day by day, ^(V)attending the temple ^(W)together and ^(X)breaking bread in their homes, they received their food ^(Y)with glad and generous hearts, ⁴⁷ praising God and ^(Z)having favor with all the people. And the Lord ^(AA)added to their number ^(AB)day by day those who ^(AC)were being saved.

⁶ But as it is, Christ^[a] has obtained a ministry that is ^(A)as much more excellent than the old as ^(B)the covenant ^(C)he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. ^7 (D)For if that first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no occasion to look for a second.

⁸ For he finds fault with them when he says:^[b]

¹³ In speaking of a new covenant, he makes the first one obsolete. And ^(J)what is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to vanish away.